How do I remove all metadata from a photo on Mac?

How do I remove all metadata from a photo?


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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 28, 2022 3:31 PM

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Sep 3, 2022 3:01 AM in response to gvsteve

What do you mean by "All" metadata? Each and every exif tag and IPTC tag? Or only sensitive data like, faces, locations, capture date and time?

If you do not need to preserve the full quality, you can strip all metadata by taking a screenshot of the photo. Or open the image in Preview to export a PDF, then convert the PDF back to JPEG and all metadata will be gone, including camera model etc.


Jul 28, 2022 3:53 PM in response to gvsteve

The latest iOS usually strips the metadata/EXIF when you share it using the Share Sheet or the Photos app. Personally, I use a third-party iOS app, ViewExif, to strip it off before I share it.


On the Mac, using Photos, you can EXPORT the images and you are given options as to what information you want included OR you can look for a third party application, too.

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